Do you fancy yourself a wordsmith? If you value creative writing as a form of communication, we encourage you to apply for the Pen to Paper Scholarship for Storytellers! This scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors (graduating class of 2025 or 2026), undergraduate, and graduate students who enjoy crafting stories and expressing ideas through the arrangement of words on paper. Whether you’re interested in poetry, short stories, novels, or screenplays, we want to hear from you. To apply for this scholarship, students must submit a 250-word piece of original creative writing. See the “Application Information” section below for details regarding essay prompts. Please note that applicants will be reviewed based on both the quality of their essay and quantity of scholarships applied for on the Scholarships360 platform. Scholarships360 users who are more active on the platform will be given higher consideration. Happy writing!

• This scholarship is open to students interested in creative writing. Applicants must be high school juniors and seniors in the graduating class of 2025 or 2026, or undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled during the 2024-25 academic year.
• GRADE LEVEL: HS Upperclassmen, College & Graduate Students
• CITIZENSHIP: US Citizens, Permanent Residents
• ACADEMIC INTEREST: Literature/English/Writing